The ict opportunity for a disability-inclusive development framework



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The ICT opportunity for a disability-inclusive development framework


Synthesis report of the ICT Consultation in support of the High Level Meeting on Disability and Development of the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly


September 2013


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Preface


More than a billion people live with some form of disability, and 80% of them live in developing countries. Disability is both a cause and a consequence of poverty: poor people are more likely to become disabled, and people with disabilities are among the poorest and most vulnerable groups of the global population.

Regrettably, disability was not included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) or in their operationalizing targets and indicators. As a result, disability has largely been invisible in their implementation, and is rarely included in national policies, programmes, or in monitoring and evaluation efforts related to the MDGs. This has perpetuated a situation in which environmental barriers are still preventing persons with disabilities from accessing, participating and being fully-included in social, economic and political activities.

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which entered into force in 2008, constitutes a commitment of the international community to the inclusion of the disability perspective and persons with disabilities in all aspects of development. Furthermore, the UN General Assembly has undertaken to address this issue, and, during its sixty-eighth session, will be discussing the inclusion and integration of the rights, well-being and perspective of persons with disabilities in post-2015 development efforts at the national, regional and international levels.

To contribute to efforts leading to the formulation of a post-2015 development agenda, the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ICT), the International Disability Alliance (IDA), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Microsoft, the Telecentre.org Foundation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have jointly produced this ICT Opportunity for a Disability-Inclusive Development Framework. This multi-stakeholder partnership adopted a participatory approach and carried out a global consultation to collect over 150 expert inputs from 55 countries across the world.

The ICT Opportunity for a Disability-Inclusive Development Framework contributes to a better understanding of the extent to which information and communication technologies (ICTs) enable and accelerate the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities. It highlights that when ICTs are available, affordable and accessible, they significantly improve access to all aspects of society and development. It also lists challenges that are still to be addressed while outlining concrete actions to be undertaken by each group of stakeholders - including national governments, the private sector, and civil and international organizations - and relevant indicators to monitor progress towards the achievement of a disability-inclusive development agenda.

Our vision is of inclusive development and a society in which persons with disabilities, as both agents and beneficiaries of development efforts, can maximize the use of ICTs to fully access healthcare services, benefit at all educational levels, be competitive in the labour market, participate in public life and live independently. We invite you to maximize your use of the evidence in this report and we look forward to working together towards the achievement of this vision. 




Dr Hamadoun I. Touré
Secretary General
ITU

Irina Bokova


Director General
UNESCO


Axel Leblois
President and Executive Director
G3ICT

Yannis Vardakastanis 


Chair
International Disability Alliance

David Tennenhouse


Corporate Vice President, Technology Policy
Microsoft

Miguel Ramilla


Executive Director
Telecentre.org Foundation










                                 



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